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This page acknowledges that corporations contribute to the success of the School of Business when they provide our students, both undergraduate and graduate, with internships and/or employment after graduation. This page is also used to honor our own students and graduates who run their own companies. The only requirement for the listing is that it be a "properly licensed and ethical" corporation within its national boundaries. We created this page so visitors will know that we take pride in and support the services and products of our students, our graduates and these corporations.

The corporate name is linked to the company web site so visitors may learn more about its services and or products. These companies may also list us on their web page.

Premier Graphics  (USA)
Premier Graphics is the leader in commercial printing in Fairfield County.  Premier produces a full range of marketing materials for its Fortune 500 clients as well as for local small businesses.  Attention to quality and to client needs assure each customer of a premier marketing campaign.  Premier Graphics is owned and operated by a University of Bridgeport MBA graduate.

SAS Institute Inc.   (USA)
SAS Institute Inc. is a corporate sponsor of the School of Business. SAS is the largest privately held software company in the world, delivering software and services to more than 35,000 business, government and university sites in 110 countries. 

People's   (USA)
It's Possible. At People's.
People's Bank, in Bridgeport, is the largest state-chartered bank in Connecticut. People's offers diversified consumer and commercial financial services, as well as discount brokerage, asset management, insurance and leasing services through its subsidiaries. People's is recognized in the industry as a leader in service to its constituencies and as an innovator in banking concepts. 

U.S. Surgical   (USA)
United States Surgical, a unit of Tyco Healthcare Group LP, is a leading manufacturer of innovative wound closure products and advanced surgical devices.

Citibank   (USA)
Citibank is a member corporation of Citigroup. Citibank provides a strong worldwide presence and a powerful global franchise in banking, lending and investment services to individual consumers and small businesses, with up to $10 million in annual sales.

IBM   (USA)
IBM is a world leader in the invention, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics. IBM translates these advanced technologies into value for its customers through its professional solutions, services and consulting businesses worldwide.

Chase   (USA)
THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP IS EVERYTHING.*
The consumer, small business and middle market financial services franchise of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. operates under the Chase brand. Chase delivers financial products, services, advice and planning to more than 30 million individuals, small businesses and middle market customers across the United States. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers   (USA)
The merger of two firms - Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, created PricewaterhouseCoopers. PWC is a leading global provider of accounting, advisory, business process outsourcing, corporate finance and recovery, human resource, and global tax services. PricewaterhouseCoopers has a presence in 142 countries and territories.

Oxford Health Plans   (USA)
There is another way
Founded in 1984, Oxford Health Plans provides health plans to employers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, through its direct sales force and through independent insurance agents and brokers. Oxford's services include traditional health maintenance organizations, point-of- service plans, third-party administration of employer-funded benefit plans and Medicare+Choice plans. 

Lehman Brothers   (USA)
Lehman Brothers, an innovator in global finance, serves the financial needs of corporations, governments and municipalities, institutional clients, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide.

GE Power Systems   (USA)
GE Power Systems is a division of General Electric Corporation. GE Power Systems has become the world leader in power generation technology and services. Our customers. Our products. Our services. Our people. At GE Power Systems, we provide power without boundaries.

GE Capital   (USA)
General Electric Capital Corporation is a global, diversified financial services company engaged in commercial finance, consumer finance, equipment management and insurance.  With assets of over $425 billion, GE Capital serves consumers and businesses in 47 countries around the world.

GE Global Research   (USA)
For over a century the researchers at GE Global Research have been asking all the right questions about technology and innovation -- and finding lots of great answers -- providing the competitive advantage for the GE family of businesses and their customers. They employ over 2,000 researchers at three multi-disciplinary facilities in the US, India and China, who search to uncover the next technological breakthrough that will change the landscape for the GE businesses and improve the lives of GE's customers. The passion for innovation is built on the founder's philosophy: "The world belongs to the dissatisfied."

UBS Warburg   (UK-Germany) 
UBS Warburg is a financial services group of UBS AG and operates through branches and subsidiaries of UBS AG around the world. UBS is the world's leading provider of wealth management services; one of the largest asset managers globally; among the major global houses in the investment banking and securities businesses; the clear market leader in Switzerland serving corporate and retail clients

Saudi Arabian Embassy

Pitney Bowes   (USA)
Engineering the flow of communication
Starting in the mail and the print stream and expanding into digital documents, Pitney Bowes develops unique products and services for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the communication flow critical to business.

Spear, Leeds & Kellogg   (USA)
Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, L.P. (SLK), is a leading provider to the professional financial community by providing electronic execution services to institutions, hedge funds, and broker-dealers for over 170 hedge fund and institutional customers.

Macy's   (USA)
Founded in New York City and based in San Francisco, Macy's is part of Federated Department Stores, which also includes Bloomingdale's and Lazarus stores as well as Macy's catalog and Macys.com.    
Macy's Jobs     Macy's Internships 

Telekurs   (USA-SWISS)
Telekurs Financial is a Telekurs Group company, which as a provider of financial information, payment means and payment system, is among the leading companies in its sector worldwide. Telekurs Financial is specialized in the procurement, refinement and dissemination of international financial information for investment counseling, assets administration, financial analysis and securities administration.

Citizens Communications   (USA)
Citizens Communications (NYSE: CZN) is the seventh largest local exchange telecommunications provider in the United States. Serving 2.4 million customers in 24 states, Citizens Communications provides many areas with a single, simple source for telecommunications, including Internet, high-speed data, long-distance, wireless, teleconferencing, cable television, advanced calling features and basic telephone service.

KPMG   (UK)
Improving business performance and shareholder value
KPMG is a leading provider of world class services which include assurance, tax, legal and financial advisory. Our global approach to relationships and service delivery helps clients exploit new opportunities, improve performance, manage risk and enhance shareholder value.

Snapple Beverage Group   (USA)
Snapple Beverage Group, led by its namesake fruit and tea beverage brand, slurps up about 15% of the total juice-drink market. Siblings Stewart's (sodas) and Mistic (fruity beverages) round out the firm's premium beverage offerings. The firm also makes old-school favorites RC Cola, Diet Rite, and Nehi; it also sells syrups to Cott, a private-label soda maker. (Hoover's)

Bloomberg   (USA)
Bloomberg L.P. is an information services, news and media company serving customers around the world. Headquartered in New York, we employ more than 8000 people in 108 offices worldwide.

Nextel Communications   (USA)
Nextel Communications (NASDAQ NXTL), based in Reston, VA, is a leading provider of fully integrated, wireless communications services on the largest guaranteed, all-digital, wireless network in the country. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc., currently serve 198 of the top 200 U.S. markets.

Herold   (UK)
Founded in 1948, John S. Herold, Inc. is a specialized research and consulting firm, providing its clients with key financial, operational and capital markets data together with independent analysis of the valuation and performance of the world's energy companies.

Stop & Shop   (USA)
Stop & Shop is a multibillion-dollar corporation and the largest food retailer in New England. Stop & Shop employs 41,000 associates in its network of stores, distribution centers, manufacturing plants and offices, which stretch across more than 180 communities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

Noble Americas   (USA)
Today's answer to tomorrow's growth
Noble Americas, a member of Noble Group Limited, has headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Noble Group Limited is a Hong Kong-based worldwide supplier of industrial raw materials and transport resources. Outside of Asia, Noble Americas trades in coal and coke, fertilizers, cocoa, sugar, oxygenates and refined oil products. Noble operates a global network of 36 offices worldwide. They are located in Abidjan, Beijing, Mumbai, Kochi (India), Hong Kong, Ho Chi Ming City (Vietnam), Johannesburg, Karachi, Lausanne, London, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Newcastle (Australia), New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Stamford (USA), Sulawesi, Surabaya, Tokyo, Yangon and Zurich. Noble is listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, (NOBL). 

Clairol   P&G   (USA)
Clairol is a Proctor & Gamble Brand. The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is a recognized leader in the development, distribution and marketing of superior Fabric & Home Care, Baby Care, Feminine Care, Family Care, Beauty Care, Health Care, and Snacks & Beverages products. P&G markets nearly 300 brands - including Pampers, Tide, Ariel, Always, Whisper, Pantene, Bounty, Pringles, Folgers, Charmin, Downy, Lenor, Iams, Crest, Actonel, Olay and Clairol - in more than 160 countries around the world. 

Connecticut Department of Transportation   (USA)
It is the mission of the Connecticut Department of Transportation to provide a safe, efficient and cost-effective transportation system that meets the mobility needs of its users. 

Kodak Polychrome Graphics   (USA)
Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) provides one of the broadest product and solutions portfolios available in the graphic arts industry today, including a wide range of conventional lithographic plates and computer to plate solutions, Kodak branded graphic arts films, digital, inkjet, analog and virtual proofing products, as well as workflow solutions and color management tools. With headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, the company serves customers around the globe with regional offices in the United States, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Marketing Drive Worldwide  (USA)

Merrill Lynch   (USA)
Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies, with offices in 36 countries and private client assets of approximately $1.1 trillion. As an investment bank, it is a leading global underwriter of debt and equity securities and strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. Through Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, the company is one of the world's largest managers of financial assets. 
   
Careers at ML 

Time Warner Cable  (USA)
A pioneer in the cable industry, Time Warner Cable owns and manages the most advanced, best-clustered cable television operations in the country, with more than 90% of its approximately 11 million customers in systems serving 100,000 people or more. Through technological innovation, a fully upgraded fiber-based network and a commitment to increasing choice and value for our customers, Time Warner Cable brings the digital age into America's communities and is transforming the way Americans receive information and entertainment. 

Webster Bank   (USA)
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank and Webster Insurance. With $14 billion in assets, Webster Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, trust and investment services through 110 banking offices, 219 ATMs, a Connecticut-based call center and the Internet. Webster Financial Corporation is majority owner of Chicago-based Duff & Phelps, LLC, a leader in financial advisory services, and Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm, Whitehall Business Credit Corporation; Budget Installment Corp.; Center Capital Corporation, an equipment financing company headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut; and Webster Trust Company, N.A. 

Pepsico   (USA)
PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with revenues of about $25 billion and over 142,000 employees. The company consists of the snack businesses of Frito-Lay North America and Frito-Lay International; the beverage businesses of Pepsi-Cola North America, Gatorade/Tropicana North America and PepsiCo Beverages International; and Quaker Foods North America, manufacturer and marketer of ready-to-eat cereals and other food products. PepsiCo brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories. 

Many more to come!

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